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and that's how we got mitt romney. whatever he really believes, he is going along with everything they believe. >> well, he would say he is a more moderate candidate, certainly more moderate in his views. he supports exceptions now. >> but he doesn't -- but that's what he says. but what is written down on paper at his request in the republican party platform is the human life amendment which would declare the fertilized egg to be a person and this would nationalize women's bodies in effect and put all those decisions in the hands of the government. i mean he -- i don't -- i don't know what he believes, but he does have the most distance between what he puts down on paper and characterizes in public at least when talking to women. >> our latest nbc news wall street journal poll the gender gap is only 8 points. in the past double digits. why do you think at least in our polling women are not as, you know, aligned with president obama, if what is at stake is as you've described it? >> i spent a week in florida and i would
and that's how we got mitt romney. whatever he really believes, he is going along with everything they believe. >> well, he would say he is a more moderate candidate, certainly more moderate in his views. he supports exceptions now. >> but he doesn't -- but that's what he says. but what is written down on paper at his request in the republican party platform is the human life amendment which would declare the fertilized egg to be a person and this would nationalize women's bodies in...
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fundamentally, we know what romney has -- we know what romney stands for. he's been talking about it for 18 straight months every single day. he's been very clear on what he wants on taxes, on obama care, on dodd/frank and by the way what he wants on medicare. you know, the voucher plan. that's what it is. it also capped the voucher amount. there's no question that that would increase -- >> in all fairness that was the initial ryan plan and has been revised since. i want to ask you about simpson-bowles, speaking of things too late, the president suggested one of the big differences between him and mitt romney was simpson-bowles, yet if you talk to any of the principles involved they were extremely disappointed as are many of your colleagues on wall street and big business that the president did not affirmatively embrace the outlines of simps simpson-bowles strojly. let them leave that rose garden with a pat on the back and did not fully endorse it and stopped it cold on the hill. >> andrea, you know, i have great admiration for alan simpson and ear skin bow
fundamentally, we know what romney has -- we know what romney stands for. he's been talking about it for 18 straight months every single day. he's been very clear on what he wants on taxes, on obama care, on dodd/frank and by the way what he wants on medicare. you know, the voucher plan. that's what it is. it also capped the voucher amount. there's no question that that would increase -- >> in all fairness that was the initial ryan plan and has been revised since. i want to ask you about...
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on the campaign trail, romney unleashing the silver fox. >> hi, this is bar brar bush calling for romney for president on behalf of our friend, mitt romney. we have known the romneys for years and believe mitt is the best man to lead the country for next four years. >> but just wait until you hear what barbara bush refused to say in the call about president obama. and romney's sons get the s and l treatment. >> so mitt romney's five adult sons why should people get excited and not terrified about your presence to trail? >> our average age is 36 and our medi median age is 35. see, we are just like you, america. >> good day, i'm andrea mitchell live in washington skeshs are -- conservatives are getting behind romney but there's a big swing in women voters against congressional members. chris cillizza is a managing editor of post politics.com and chuck todd host of the daily run down and chief of all things polling. chuck, first to you in the new poll. it shows that mitt romney has the support of 38% of likely republican voters. this is his best showing yet, rick santorum trails behind 32%,
on the campaign trail, romney unleashing the silver fox. >> hi, this is bar brar bush calling for romney for president on behalf of our friend, mitt romney. we have known the romneys for years and believe mitt is the best man to lead the country for next four years. >> but just wait until you hear what barbara bush refused to say in the call about president obama. and romney's sons get the s and l treatment. >> so mitt romney's five adult sons why should people get excited and...
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. >> meanwhile, mitt romney's attempt to connect with average votesers backfires again. and hollywood's red carpet date with on cars, the winners and losers and the moments we will not forgets. >> wrap up, i'm wrapping up, i'm sorry. i'm freaking out. i love you guys, i'm sorry, i love you. thank you. >> more on that high school shooting near cleveland ohio a small town outside of cleveland, one student dead and four students are in area hospitals after another young man described as a classmate opened fire, that student was chased out of the school reportedly by a teacher. and now in police custody. we have a reporter with wtam radio in cleveland, laurie, help us through the story and guide us to what you know great the eyewitnesss. >> we have learned that one of the five injured has passed away at the metro health medical center. two were taken to hill kroecreh. i startsed reporting the story from the on sets, we learned after 7:30 that something happened. i started to call the police and knew that something was wrong. had a busy signal and they were hanging up on me.
. >> meanwhile, mitt romney's attempt to connect with average votesers backfires again. and hollywood's red carpet date with on cars, the winners and losers and the moments we will not forgets. >> wrap up, i'm wrapping up, i'm sorry. i'm freaking out. i love you guys, i'm sorry, i love you. thank you. >> more on that high school shooting near cleveland ohio a small town outside of cleveland, one student dead and four students are in area hospitals after another young man...
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. >> good day, i'm andrea mitchell, the romney campaign said it would take an act of god for santorum or gingrich to win the nomination. romney won six states last night including a narrow victory in ohio, but he has not won republican hearts and minds according to the exit polls. first, me ask you to take a quick reaction to the president's speech, i think you heard what he had to is say in north carolina. he is coming out strongly against particularly against what newt gingrich said about delivering $2.50 gas. your comments? >> well, you i like at the president's energy policy and i see another failure of the administration, i've been traveling as romney has gone state to state and people are fed up not only with the high price of gas but also high food prices. and at the same time, that these basic costs are on the increase, incomes are declining, and add to that there are still people out of work or stuck in part time work, you can see why this election year will be a challenge to the president. >> the immediate challenge for romney is nailing down the nominati nomination. you've
. >> good day, i'm andrea mitchell, the romney campaign said it would take an act of god for santorum or gingrich to win the nomination. romney won six states last night including a narrow victory in ohio, but he has not won republican hearts and minds according to the exit polls. first, me ask you to take a quick reaction to the president's speech, i think you heard what he had to is say in north carolina. he is coming out strongly against particularly against what newt gingrich said...
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can mitt romney seize on this? because they are in a little bit of a box on the politics of immigration. can they broaden it out to say this is about a president doing things by executive fiat and there are three branches of government for a reason? >> i think they will be in a process plate for 24 to 48 hours until they figure out what policy they would offer as an alternative, if they are going to have an alternative and the process argument is a safe harbor. i agree with you on independence, that is not something they will get into. some swing states, republican voters who disagree with this policy might start branding it amnesty by fiat. that will not be helpful. most of those voters who would been predisposed to be against the president anyway but on the energy side, it will intensify their desire to fight this issue out. >> susan -- >> it will apply pressure on the romney campaign as they try to figure out where they will come down on a policy response. >> there is very rarely -- i feel there's very rarely on
can mitt romney seize on this? because they are in a little bit of a box on the politics of immigration. can they broaden it out to say this is about a president doing things by executive fiat and there are three branches of government for a reason? >> i think they will be in a process plate for 24 to 48 hours until they figure out what policy they would offer as an alternative, if they are going to have an alternative and the process argument is a safe harbor. i agree with you on...
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he does not have the broad base of support that romney does. romney wins among republicans. he wins among independents and even last night, he won among cath likes in both arizona and michigan. >> gail, there's a lot of pressure also coming against you guys, to try to retool the campaign, to not exceed to you know, the detroit economic clubs decision to move that event to ford field which was clearly an awkward event and where, you know, he gave an important speech and it got overshadowed, blame it media and the campaign, it got overshadowed by all the mistakes that were made. well -- is there going to be an effort to try to ramp it up, maybe bring in fresh blood? >> well, the organization that we have has been incredible. in fact, if you look at our organization we are half the size of what we were four years ago, in the campaign. and we feel good about where we are. we are -- it was very clear last week after the detroit economic speech that the decision to hold the event was from the detroit economic club. we have a strong organization. we have good leadership and we are
he does not have the broad base of support that romney does. romney wins among republicans. he wins among independents and even last night, he won among cath likes in both arizona and michigan. >> gail, there's a lot of pressure also coming against you guys, to try to retool the campaign, to not exceed to you know, the detroit economic clubs decision to move that event to ford field which was clearly an awkward event and where, you know, he gave an important speech and it got...
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for romney. you've got to -- when you're running against a sitting president, you've got to make that unsure swing voter who might say, boy, i don't want if i want to change courses, uncomfortable doing that. you have to make them feel comfortable with you in office. i understand what they're doing with these day one ads sort of saying, go ahead and picture him in there, this is what he'll do. they're trying to say, he's going to do things that's not going to scare you is there intent on this. we'll say, it's funny you pick up -- i think there's going to be some debate. we'll see where the numbers are. there's some debate already among some democrats, is the president engaging too much, too negatively, too soon? we'll see. >> chuck todd. thank you so much. >> you got it. >>> and negotiations over iran's nuclear program appear close to deadlock. then they decided to at least meet again. talks in baghdad today. iranian officials rejected calls to curb its program. a condition the u.s. and other nat
for romney. you've got to -- when you're running against a sitting president, you've got to make that unsure swing voter who might say, boy, i don't want if i want to change courses, uncomfortable doing that. you have to make them feel comfortable with you in office. i understand what they're doing with these day one ads sort of saying, go ahead and picture him in there, this is what he'll do. they're trying to say, he's going to do things that's not going to scare you is there intent on this....
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mitt romney is the third person in this race. you're talking about can barack obama convince folks on the economy, that hasn't changed after the convention. my guess is we'll see a little bit of closing in the next couple weeks. >> and mark halperin, let's talk about ohio. what is your reporting telling you about what the republicans are facing in ohio and why mitt romney is back there again today? >> it's not a great state for him culturally. it's a state that doesn't look favorably towards wall street or outsourcing. and it's a state where he's unlikely to generate the same level of enthusiasm as president bush did particularly in the southeastern southwestern parts of the state. there are maps on the electoral college that get mitt romney to 270 electoral votes without ohio but they require winning other states tough to get. they've got to figure out if they're not going to get ohio, can they get other places in play. look, today he's behind in too many battleground states to win. he needs to close the gap. ohio looks tougher
mitt romney is the third person in this race. you're talking about can barack obama convince folks on the economy, that hasn't changed after the convention. my guess is we'll see a little bit of closing in the next couple weeks. >> and mark halperin, let's talk about ohio. what is your reporting telling you about what the republicans are facing in ohio and why mitt romney is back there again today? >> it's not a great state for him culturally. it's a state that doesn't look...
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mitt romney can't do nothing about it. through no fault of mitt romney. barack obama is the president and there are advantages to incumbency. >> my friend and former colleague chris is absolutely right, the debate was, you know, a month -- a month ago tomorrow, and there's no question -- no question that governor romney got two, two and a half weeks of very, very strong momentum coming out of that. pollsters i talk to on both sides say the momentum was spent in the race and stabilized a little over a week ago before sandy came along. so i -- to be honest i think sandy may affect the popular vote a little bit, but to be honest i don't think it's going to -- i think it's going to be a convenient excuse for some people but this momentum had already stopped and this race had stabilized before sandy came along. >> and let me just pause it here and see either of you disagree with me, today's jobs report offered talking points to both. we heard mitt romney say and we heard it earlier, that the fact that it inched up to 7.9%, even though there were 171,000 net ne
mitt romney can't do nothing about it. through no fault of mitt romney. barack obama is the president and there are advantages to incumbency. >> my friend and former colleague chris is absolutely right, the debate was, you know, a month -- a month ago tomorrow, and there's no question -- no question that governor romney got two, two and a half weeks of very, very strong momentum coming out of that. pollsters i talk to on both sides say the momentum was spent in the race and stabilized a...
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your take, whether mitt romney can win ohio and if -- i mean there's even talk that the romney camp thinks -- some believe they should go back into pennsylvania. they haven't been advertising in pennsylvania, not campaigning there. >> do they think they've got a shot in either pennsylvania or michigan? >> potentially. look at all these states that bill has talked about, they're going to be a barn burner. bill wouldn't have said that a month ago. he would have said these are almost locked down for the president. the fact is the volatility in the race over the last few weeks mainly benefits the romney campaign. it hasn't put the election away. it hasn't ended the campaign. it means that places that were looking like they were solidifying for the president in the wake of the democratic national convention are today up for grabs. we know for sure iowa, wisconsin, ohio, colorado, are definitely contestable. we're not sure about pennsylvania or michigan yet but the way trends are going they could become contestable going into the election. i even was in my home state of minnesota last weekend, s
your take, whether mitt romney can win ohio and if -- i mean there's even talk that the romney camp thinks -- some believe they should go back into pennsylvania. they haven't been advertising in pennsylvania, not campaigning there. >> do they think they've got a shot in either pennsylvania or michigan? >> potentially. look at all these states that bill has talked about, they're going to be a barn burner. bill wouldn't have said that a month ago. he would have said these are almost...
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is this who mitt romney is? >> the fact we're asking this question is a problem for mitt romney. but the fact is, when you change positions, in just since 2006 or so on a handful of positions, that's a major issue for him to have to have -- inauthenticity is always the biggest bar, hurdle that he's had to overcome. he's been running for six years or so essential lil, for president of the united states. you would have thought this is something they had done immediately after they won the nomination and it became obvious he was going to be the nominee. >> agree 100%. if this is the retooling -- i say it's not a retooling, it's a re-retooling, on monday we were talking about retooling and then the video came out and they're retooling again, it's a time he needs to do. three fox polls in battle ground states, came out last night, ohio, florida, virginia, if you had to pick three states where the election's going to be decided it's these three. obama up seven in ohio, five in florida, three in virginia. >> well, it's not good. i men when you see the polls. and they mirror the polling
is this who mitt romney is? >> the fact we're asking this question is a problem for mitt romney. but the fact is, when you change positions, in just since 2006 or so on a handful of positions, that's a major issue for him to have to have -- inauthenticity is always the biggest bar, hurdle that he's had to overcome. he's been running for six years or so essential lil, for president of the united states. you would have thought this is something they had done immediately after they won the...
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romney is letting them down. chris cilliza, plus bill kristol compare that to losing candidates from massachusetts, talking about dukakis and kerry. that is not a favorable when things are going bad, your staff is too insular, they don't have enough experience. some of this is just the day-to-day politics. go back to 2008. remember how barack obama was consulting with too many people who were telling him what he wanted to hear? he didn't bring in outside people and he wasn't doing it right, he wasn't making up ground on hillary clinton. you know, i mean, this is a critique that goes on. that doesn't mean it's not something that the romney folks have to deal with, because chuck is right. the establish has never -- a part of the republican establishment has never loved mitt romney. it's why we went through haley barber, mitch daniels, chris christie, paul ryan. they were looking for -- >> jeb bush. >> -- someone other than mitt romney, you know? they wanted someone else. they never loved him and this is a way to ap
romney is letting them down. chris cilliza, plus bill kristol compare that to losing candidates from massachusetts, talking about dukakis and kerry. that is not a favorable when things are going bad, your staff is too insular, they don't have enough experience. some of this is just the day-to-day politics. go back to 2008. remember how barack obama was consulting with too many people who were telling him what he wanted to hear? he didn't bring in outside people and he wasn't doing it right, he...
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is this going to be the warm and fuzzy mitt romney, the tough aggressive mitt romney, is this going to be the i'll bet you $10,000 mitt romney, the mitt romney that touched rick perry on his shoulder invading his space? >> this is his first time on this kind of a spotlight. so -- i think it's going to be mitt romney presenting a choice to people. i think he's going to talk about what he wants to do to get the economy moving. >> doesn't he have to be more specific though? >> my gosh, 59-point plan. i mean he's been criticized for being too specific. >> those were goals. they weren't specific options for how to reduce the deficit. what he will do if he's going to proceed with these tax cuts, how is he going to make up the difference. now he's coming up with $17,000 in deductions, already that is being challenged by the other side. >> oh, my gosh, he's presented, for example, on entitlement reform the most detailed plan anybody's ever presented running for president. he's going to be i think substantive tonight and himself tonight and present the choice to the american people about what w
is this going to be the warm and fuzzy mitt romney, the tough aggressive mitt romney, is this going to be the i'll bet you $10,000 mitt romney, the mitt romney that touched rick perry on his shoulder invading his space? >> this is his first time on this kind of a spotlight. so -- i think it's going to be mitt romney presenting a choice to people. i think he's going to talk about what he wants to do to get the economy moving. >> doesn't he have to be more specific though? >> my...
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>> mitt romney. >> you want me to respond to that? >>> helicopter hang-up. the state department says new or old russian helicopters can kill. >> we have repeatedly urged the russian government to cut these military ties completely. they continue to deliver and we believe that the situation is spiraling toward civil war. >>> and have american nuns gone rogue? >> okay. you're radical feminists. >> we're certainly oriented toward the needs of women and responding to their needs. if that's radical, i guess we are. >> sister simone campbell joins me about the showdown with the vatican straight ahead. >>> plus, snack attack. how does the army celebrate its 237th birthday? well, with 5,000 camouflaged cupca cupcakes, of course. someone tell mike bloomberg. >>> good day, i'm andrea mitchell live in philadelphia. in our daily fix today, this hour, only 250 miles apart in an all-important battleground state, president obama and mitt romney offered dueling visions about how to fix the economy. it is a sharp contrast that both sides say they welc
>> mitt romney. >> you want me to respond to that? >>> helicopter hang-up. the state department says new or old russian helicopters can kill. >> we have repeatedly urged the russian government to cut these military ties completely. they continue to deliver and we believe that the situation is spiraling toward civil war. >>> and have american nuns gone rogue? >> okay. you're radical feminists. >> we're certainly oriented toward the needs of women...
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in fact, they have given money to mitt romney in his super pacs. i don't think the fact that romney is getting more from the financial sector than president obama is that shocking. i think what alarms democrats is that the gap is so big and that so many financial sector sort of swing donors, folks betting with both sides over the years, are all going for romney. they feel that that sort of represents this broad-based frustration among the business community with the president, with the agenda, with his approach to the economy, and what that gives republicans, it gives them this awesome source of wealth to go after when they're trying to fund these outside groups that can take in unlimited donations. that's the reason republican outside groups think they can take in a combined $1 billion which is unheard of in american politics. >> it's the lack of accountability or transparency from those outside groups, this is perfect for wall street in that they don't have to 'fess up and say whom they are contributing to. >> right. it depends how the outside gr
in fact, they have given money to mitt romney in his super pacs. i don't think the fact that romney is getting more from the financial sector than president obama is that shocking. i think what alarms democrats is that the gap is so big and that so many financial sector sort of swing donors, folks betting with both sides over the years, are all going for romney. they feel that that sort of represents this broad-based frustration among the business community with the president, with the agenda,...
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that's where mitt romney is now. that's not where paul ryan was with any of the number of bills he introduced, some co-sponsored with todd akin. what to you think about that? are you at all concerned that paul ryan is wavering in his stance on this key issue to you? to accommodate himself to the romney ticket? >> not at all. not at all. look, the process of making public policy, you come with different perspectives and come out with a consensus. we are where i think the law presently is, where americans are, and that is with these exceptions that are there. do i agree with them? no, not necessarily. i see all life is sacred. there are many that hold that view. others do not. that's part of our process. as the executive who has stated his positions, that's what he's going to be advocating for. that's where we are. and i understand exactly what paul ryan is saying and doesn't cause me to question his position or mitt romney's position at all. >> thank you so much. thanks for being with us. tony perkins. >> all right. l
that's where mitt romney is now. that's not where paul ryan was with any of the number of bills he introduced, some co-sponsored with todd akin. what to you think about that? are you at all concerned that paul ryan is wavering in his stance on this key issue to you? to accommodate himself to the romney ticket? >> not at all. not at all. look, the process of making public policy, you come with different perspectives and come out with a consensus. we are where i think the law presently is,...
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for mitt romney. joining me chris cillizza of postpolitics.com. the senz both campaigns have the obama campaign thinks they gained some ground out of the debate that mitt romney gave them some openings. mitt romney in their campaign as of yesterday firing off press releases sending out surrogates. they felt they were playing defense. this is president obama today in new hampshire. >> by the way, we want our sons to thrive in math and science and engineering. but we also want our daughters to thrive in those fields, too. we don't have to order up some binders to find qualified, talented, driven, young women who can learn and excel in these fields right now. and when these young women graduate, i want them to receive equal pay for equal work. >> arguments over the economy, the romney campaign, chris, has been saying that this is an economic issue. president obama trying to respond to that today. and then the arguments over abortion and over, you know, contraception, what he said about contraception. the
for mitt romney. joining me chris cillizza of postpolitics.com. the senz both campaigns have the obama campaign thinks they gained some ground out of the debate that mitt romney gave them some openings. mitt romney in their campaign as of yesterday firing off press releases sending out surrogates. they felt they were playing defense. this is president obama today in new hampshire. >> by the way, we want our sons to thrive in math and science and engineering. but we also want our daughters...
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mitt romney is the head of the party right now. mitt romney is saying so. reince priebus, the republican chairman, they're all telling him to get out. and cutting off his money. >> yes. and they're cutting off his money, telling him you have no options. todd akin understands two things about this race. one, he made a horrible mistake and he's probably disqualified himself from the united states senate. that's one thing he probably understands. the other thing is that people are telling him to get out, weren't his friends before. you weren't my friends before, you're not my friends now. only thing that's changed is he's fouled up this race himself so he says well, if i fouled it up, it's up to me to solve it. if i can't solve it, i'll win or lose based on what i've done. i won the primary, i outfoxed two other republicans and the establishment and i'll stick and stay. everyone i talked to today believes todd akin will not get out today. the ad buy today is his way of signaling he's going to stay, $150,000. claire mccaskill put up half a million. this race is
mitt romney is the head of the party right now. mitt romney is saying so. reince priebus, the republican chairman, they're all telling him to get out. and cutting off his money. >> yes. and they're cutting off his money, telling him you have no options. todd akin understands two things about this race. one, he made a horrible mistake and he's probably disqualified himself from the united states senate. that's one thing he probably understands. the other thing is that people are telling...
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>>> the romney campaign got a boost this morning in iowa with ross perot endorsing romney. talking about that with robert gibbs before. he slammed president obama's record on the economy. nbc's peter alexander joins me now as, of course, covered the romney campaign throughout. what is the strategy for mitt romney tonight? >> well, andrea, part of that strategy is still being formulated as we speak. exchanged e-mails with a aide that says mitt romney is with senator rob portman from ohio behind closed doors trying to make more of their plan for tonight. simply put they recognize this is a unique opportunity to try to break one of the stereotypes that was hammered in by negative ads over the course of the summer to build an emotional connection with viewers in this unique town hall format. why one of the top advisors to governor romney said to me a short time ago that one of the things we focused on is what people have referred to as stage craft, whether you look into the camera, moderator or to the questioner themselves. >> thanks so much, peter. we'll all be covering and wa
>>> the romney campaign got a boost this morning in iowa with ross perot endorsing romney. talking about that with robert gibbs before. he slammed president obama's record on the economy. nbc's peter alexander joins me now as, of course, covered the romney campaign throughout. what is the strategy for mitt romney tonight? >> well, andrea, part of that strategy is still being formulated as we speak. exchanged e-mails with a aide that says mitt romney is with senator rob portman...
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but romney care is important. people are recognizing that he said all along that he did not push for romney care to be put in place to national level and we see video after video where he did. and people are seeing that. and voting accordingly. >> with the massacre in afghanistan and the threats in iran and what we are seeing in syria. foreign policy has come back out as a potential issue. here is rick santorum. >> the only person in this race that has experience as commander and chief. >> rick santorum has never been the commander in chief, as he said is. >> what he meant was experienced to be commander in chief. we have long days and that was in the middle of a busy restaurant. he has experience to be commander and chief with his work on the armed services committee, he has intelligence that is critical and right on the issues of how to make america a super power and we need to return, to you know, america being the super power that it has been in the past, we need to do everything that we can to reinforce our m
but romney care is important. people are recognizing that he said all along that he did not push for romney care to be put in place to national level and we see video after video where he did. and people are seeing that. and voting accordingly. >> with the massacre in afghanistan and the threats in iran and what we are seeing in syria. foreign policy has come back out as a potential issue. here is rick santorum. >> the only person in this race that has experience as commander and...
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- >> i would say ann romney as well. >> ann romney, too. if you pick someone like pawlenty or portman, the immediate reaction is those are good, solid, experienced choices that know their way around the national campaign trail. the sooner, the better, because the country will think that that's a good solid choice and it will reflect well on governor romney's judgment. if you pick somebody that's more of a surprise, i can understand the logic of waiting until closer to the convention so you sort of electrify the convention but there are pros and cons to both of these and again, no one knows except the inner circle of the romney campaign and they ain't talking. >> they ain't talking but they sure were leaking last week because there did, governor rendell, seem to be a strategic leak about condoleezza rice and maybe to just test what the conservative republican response would be. i'm told that it was at least seriously considered that she did so well in park city, utah, that there were people very close to mitt romney who thought this could be
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he's got mitt romney in his sights. the second thing it does is that it pushes romney further to the right which is making it more difficult for him to tack back to the center and get the moderate votes that both parties are searching for and that will ultimately decide this contest. >> okay, joe williams, mike vicar a. we're awaiting the president. we'll be right back. we're watching two live events on your left, president bush's expected to speak at any moment in battleground ohio and mitt romney is holding a town hall where senator john mccain is expected to endorse him for president. stay tuned for both events here on msnbc. to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? we talked about getting a diamond. ♪ ...i flew us to the rock i really had in mind. ♪ [ male announcer ] the citi thank you card. earn points you can use for travel on any airline, with no blackout dates. earn points you can use for travel on any airline, you wouldn't want your doctor doing your job.
he's got mitt romney in his sights. the second thing it does is that it pushes romney further to the right which is making it more difficult for him to tack back to the center and get the moderate votes that both parties are searching for and that will ultimately decide this contest. >> okay, joe williams, mike vicar a. we're awaiting the president. we'll be right back. we're watching two live events on your left, president bush's expected to speak at any moment in battleground ohio and...
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i think that is of a concern to the romney campaign. >> this just in as they say, the romney camp has announced senator mccain will be holding events in new hampshire where we know he is so popular. >> one of eight or nine swing states. >> at a vfw event. >> under five. it's interesting, you look at these three and that's what's a little bit of concern to the romney campaign is that virginia, ohio, and florida, not looking as good today but there are still races under five points like colorado, new hampshire, wisconsin, nevada, iowa. >> yep. >> iowa less so. >> and show the tough root that mitt romney now has at this -- and this is a snap shot, of course, but your electoral -- >> do it this way, ohio is the one you have republicans biting their finger nails on. everybody concedes that the president is ahead. we can debate the margin but he has been consistently ahead. look at what that does. that gets him to 255. he's basically just needs, you know, if he gets at this point virginia, you throw that in there, he's leading and demographically seems to be leading then one state short. >>
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governor romney could recall. he went on to say after serving on his mission and meeting ann he is a changed person and governor romney is a man of faith. this is not reflective of who he is or who he was. i think he was young, we've all dung thi done things in the past. at the end of the day this is a temporary media distraction and with sort of questionable times and we'll move forward and move on. it won't be an issue. >> in terms of the gay marriage debate. do you think that young people see it as a partisan political issue or civil rights issue? >> i this it's a political issue. the left tries to frame this as an issue on rights but governor romney and other supported domestic partnership rights. you see the left run with that and say civil unions are same-sex marriages. the fact of the mat ser that 36 states and north carolina yesterday have had the opportunity to put this to the voters and said no. and governor romney does not support same-sex marriage and young conservatives and republicans are going to ra
governor romney could recall. he went on to say after serving on his mission and meeting ann he is a changed person and governor romney is a man of faith. this is not reflective of who he is or who he was. i think he was young, we've all dung thi done things in the past. at the end of the day this is a temporary media distraction and with sort of questionable times and we'll move forward and move on. it won't be an issue. >> in terms of the gay marriage debate. do you think that young...
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mitt romney makes his case. the republican nominee in battleground iowa where minutes from now he will deliver what his campaign calls a major speech on the economy. and in ohio, thursday romney borrowed a page from president obama's 2008 playbook calling himself the candidate of change. >> this is a time when america faces big challenges. we have a big election and we want a president who will actually bring big changes and i will and he won't. >> hello, everybody. hello. so exciting. >> getting out the vote, president obama in chicago to cast his early ballot and encourage voters to do the same. >> all across the country we're seeing a lot of early voting. it means you don't have to, you know, figure out whether you need to take time off work, figure out how to pick up the kids, and still cast your ballot. if something happens on election day. >> and don't be late, first lady michele obama shares her unique strategy for getting people to the polls with jimmy kimmel. >> election day, election day. up and adam.
mitt romney makes his case. the republican nominee in battleground iowa where minutes from now he will deliver what his campaign calls a major speech on the economy. and in ohio, thursday romney borrowed a page from president obama's 2008 playbook calling himself the candidate of change. >> this is a time when america faces big challenges. we have a big election and we want a president who will actually bring big changes and i will and he won't. >> hello, everybody. hello. so...
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but take a look at what men are saying about mitt romney. >> mitt romney has men -- according to your polling, fiercely pro romney. >> we have a big gender divide as you said, 26%. but look at the racial divide. when you put race and gender together, white men are going for mitt romney by 27 percentage points in this poll. it shows the divide we've had. and the way that the parties are putting together coalitions that are so extremely different from each other and divide the electorate almost evenly. >> ruth marcus, when we talk about such a polarized electorate, and are seeing the results in congressional races what will whoever gets elected president, be able to accomplish? >> i was afraid that was going to be the end of that question, andrea. in my editorial, head editorial writers are always saying, let's reason together and work together and overcome partisan gridlock. there's going to be a good reason to overcome partisan gridlock, that is called the fiscal live. it's looming. it's coming, expiring tax cuts about to go into effect. if there was ever a time that the new president
but take a look at what men are saying about mitt romney. >> mitt romney has men -- according to your polling, fiercely pro romney. >> we have a big gender divide as you said, 26%. but look at the racial divide. when you put race and gender together, white men are going for mitt romney by 27 percentage points in this poll. it shows the divide we've had. and the way that the parties are putting together coalitions that are so extremely different from each other and divide the...
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the romney campaign does. they like to think they're a lot closer here, but winning the balance of these auto workers, particularly in that auto belt, is going to become very important. what strikes me and again talking to the obama folks, their level of optimism is about this idea that they felt that romney plateaued too low. and that they're still competitive in so many of the battleground states, either ahead or tied that there's just not enough room for romney to come back. as you well know, both sides are arguing their case for why they have certain advantages going into election day. what we know is how close it is. and so there's much that we can't know or really say at this point. >> and there's word even from some democrats in michigan that i know the obama campaign says michigan is not in play but some democrats on the ground in michigan telling us, telling me, that it is closep. a lot closer than their xlfrts zo comfort zone and pennsylvania is not perhaps in play but closer than they expected to be
the romney campaign does. they like to think they're a lot closer here, but winning the balance of these auto workers, particularly in that auto belt, is going to become very important. what strikes me and again talking to the obama folks, their level of optimism is about this idea that they felt that romney plateaued too low. and that they're still competitive in so many of the battleground states, either ahead or tied that there's just not enough room for romney to come back. as you well...
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similar numbers for mitt romney. neither of them are up very high on handling of the economy but that may be the most important poll number to look at. thank you very much, chris. see you later. and thanks to pete williams. >>> a day after huge protests in tahrir square against egypt's military rulers, hosni mubarak is still clinging to life, they say, in a cairo military hospital. who is going to succeed him? that gets more murky by the day. mohammed morsi and ahmed shafiq are both now claiming victory. nbc's eamon mohadin is live for us in cairo. seeing the scenes from tahrir square, it just is so extraordinary, such a powerful reminder that one should never jump to conclusions. the arab spring is certainly no longer a spring. >> absolutely. if there was any unifying criticism among the many egyptians towards the ruling military council, it is that the ruling military council has somewhat botched this transition. that has been evident by the past 72 hours. if you start with the announcement that the military counci
similar numbers for mitt romney. neither of them are up very high on handling of the economy but that may be the most important poll number to look at. thank you very much, chris. see you later. and thanks to pete williams. >>> a day after huge protests in tahrir square against egypt's military rulers, hosni mubarak is still clinging to life, they say, in a cairo military hospital. who is going to succeed him? that gets more murky by the day. mohammed morsi and ahmed shafiq are both...
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a very different mitt romney showed up. i don't know whether the president we would get, be if he were elected, would be the one that was at the debate last night or the one who campaigned as a neo conservative these many months. i think there was a bit of dishonesty in terms of using strategy to mask policy. i don't know what policy is. i would suspect that the mitt romney that we saw for the last two years is the one who would go to the oval office and that's one i think that would make the situation in the middle east a little more complicated and a little more dangerous. the one who showed up last night was a mirror reflection of president obama in many ways and i think would be a continuation of policy. but i don't think that's the real mitt romney. >> jane har nan, you were at the debate what was your impression watching it from the audience? >> first of all we need to call you the iron woman of television. you do more travel and tv than anybody i've ever seen and look gorgeous. >> thank you for that. >> being there w
a very different mitt romney showed up. i don't know whether the president we would get, be if he were elected, would be the one that was at the debate last night or the one who campaigned as a neo conservative these many months. i think there was a bit of dishonesty in terms of using strategy to mask policy. i don't know what policy is. i would suspect that the mitt romney that we saw for the last two years is the one who would go to the oval office and that's one i think that would make the...
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you watch, mitt romney's going to carry pennsylvania. >> if mitt romney carries pennsylvania this is a landslide like you haven't seen. >> we'll celebrate early tuesday november 6th. >> pat toomey, good to see you. thank you very much, senator. >>> coming up -- will joe biden play the bulldog tonight? will paul ryan defend his budget plan? count on that. we'll be talking to politico's maggie laborer ham and mark halperin. you're watching "andrea mitchell reports" only on msnbc. >> let me just say, first of all that i almost resent vice president bush your patronizing attitude that you have to teach me about foreign policy. look.. ...at the best schools in the world... ...you see they all have something very interesting in common. they have teachers... ...with a deeper knowledge of their subjects. as a result, their students achieve at a higher level. let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest
you watch, mitt romney's going to carry pennsylvania. >> if mitt romney carries pennsylvania this is a landslide like you haven't seen. >> we'll celebrate early tuesday november 6th. >> pat toomey, good to see you. thank you very much, senator. >>> coming up -- will joe biden play the bulldog tonight? will paul ryan defend his budget plan? count on that. we'll be talking to politico's maggie laborer ham and mark halperin. you're watching "andrea mitchell...
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in our "daily fix" mitt romney is playing professor romney on medicare, while his running mate, paul ryryan, attacks president obama's policies on the same subject. is medicare what the ticket wants to be talking about? chris cillizza, msnbc contributor and managing editor of postpolitics.com. we will fact check all of this in a bit, but is medicare now the central theme of the campaign instead of jobs? >> well, it is, it has beenandr. i think the romney campaign, frankly, had to anticipate this in some way that the litigating of paul ryan being put on the ticket would involve what his budget proposal would do to medicare. i think what they would say is, look, it's been five days. it's critically important we at least fight the medicare attack to a draw. it's why paul ryan is going to florida this weekend to make his own case, that's why you saw mitt romney with the whiteboard. saw paul ryan talking about obama care and what that did regarding medicare. they're trying to fight this to a draw so they can move on. i think it's a recognition that if they lose on defining paul ryan and d
in our "daily fix" mitt romney is playing professor romney on medicare, while his running mate, paul ryryan, attacks president obama's policies on the same subject. is medicare what the ticket wants to be talking about? chris cillizza, msnbc contributor and managing editor of postpolitics.com. we will fact check all of this in a bit, but is medicare now the central theme of the campaign instead of jobs? >> well, it is, it has beenandr. i think the romney campaign, frankly, had...
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for the romney plan. specifically with respect to the sequester, governor romney is opposed to it. in fact, when that was decided last summer governor romney issued a statement specifically mentions the prospect of some devastating cuts to our national defense budget should sequestration become necessary. so the governor has made it a priority to reverse the obama defense cuts. it's not just the $500 billion that will happen as a result of sequestratio sequestration, another $500 billion in the works. the president's defense secretary has said the combination of the obama defense cuts with sequestration will be devastating to our military. it will further weaken our standings in the world and embolden our adversaries. >> what about benghazi? do you think that is a legitimate issue for this campaign? do you think the president should be held responsible for what happened in that terror attack? >> well of course. even the president would concede that he's accountable for everything that happens in his admin
for the romney plan. specifically with respect to the sequester, governor romney is opposed to it. in fact, when that was decided last summer governor romney issued a statement specifically mentions the prospect of some devastating cuts to our national defense budget should sequestration become necessary. so the governor has made it a priority to reverse the obama defense cuts. it's not just the $500 billion that will happen as a result of sequestratio sequestration, another $500 billion in the...
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mitt romney in nevada. i mean, if you live in a swing state, don't be surprised if a presidential candidate shows up somewhere near you between now and november 6th. >> knocks on your door. goes to your diner. side ls up to you on some -- on some commute. okay. they're all out there. and that -- so are we. thanks so much, chris. that does it for us. today in philadelphia. tomorrow on the show, washington democratic senator patty murray. my colleague tamron hall has a look at what's next. hi, tamron. >> it's 13 days to go. romney camp trying to put out a fire over a candidate and the comments over rape. this time it is richard mourdoch out of indiana. governor romney says he won't take back an endorsement. we'll look at this one. plus, congressman paul ryan as andrea mentioned will be giving a big speech within the hour in cleveland. his fist major policy speech addressing the american dream and poverty. our panel will weigh in on the timing of this speech and how his budget, paul ryan's budget factors in. p
mitt romney in nevada. i mean, if you live in a swing state, don't be surprised if a presidential candidate shows up somewhere near you between now and november 6th. >> knocks on your door. goes to your diner. side ls up to you on some -- on some commute. okay. they're all out there. and that -- so are we. thanks so much, chris. that does it for us. today in philadelphia. tomorrow on the show, washington democratic senator patty murray. my colleague tamron hall has a look at what's next....
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mitt romney, the survivor, emerg emerged. if you believe the national polls, we've seen the numbers. >> and just finally, where is your next stop? >> we are there. richmond, virginia, at some point here. i have to get back to new york and go to work. >> and we will see that, of course, brian. thanks for calling in. we will, of course, be watching brianle wi williams exclusive interview tonight with president obama on "rock center" on 10: 10:00/9 central on nbc and "nightly news" before that. we'll be right back. i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it could save you thousands in out-o
mitt romney, the survivor, emerg emerged. if you believe the national polls, we've seen the numbers. >> and just finally, where is your next stop? >> we are there. richmond, virginia, at some point here. i have to get back to new york and go to work. >> and we will see that, of course, brian. thanks for calling in. we will, of course, be watching brianle wi williams exclusive interview tonight with president obama on "rock center" on 10: 10:00/9 central on nbc and...
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the romney campaign understands where they stand. they've got to refocus and drive home the basic questions that should drive this campaign. the president has some advantages in the polls today. he has one disadvantage going forward which i would simply call reality. we got the august family income report out the other day shows that family income declined again. chairman bernanke and the fed told us last week absent action we're headed toward another recession. that reality that we have to drive home to convince people that they, indeed, do need to make a change in course. >> housing starts up and stock market up, so there's a well effect that people seem to be feeling and people in the polls feeling better about the economy for one reason or another. >> consumer confidence up as well as the two things you cited, andrea. the problem is, you've been focusing mostly on ohio. what i think is the most devastating in "the new york times" poll, is if it's true that mitt romney is nine points behind, that's the ball game. you cannot lose p
the romney campaign understands where they stand. they've got to refocus and drive home the basic questions that should drive this campaign. the president has some advantages in the polls today. he has one disadvantage going forward which i would simply call reality. we got the august family income report out the other day shows that family income declined again. chairman bernanke and the fed told us last week absent action we're headed toward another recession. that reality that we have to...
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white men for mitt romney. he's got to widen again that gender gap, the female gap, and he's got to turn out -- >> right now, our poll shows that romney's winning the macro argument. he's winning the macro economic argument, he's winning on those things. the president is in this game and if he wins re-election it's because he's winning the microarguments, who's better, who's going to better look out for you if it's hispanics, on women's issues, on targeted issues, and he's putting together sort of a tapestry of how he would get his coalition together. this issue on hispanics, right now romney is overperforming mccain among white voters. he's overperforming him at points that if he were losing hispanics by the same number mccain lost them by four years ago, about 35 points, romney would be ahead, he would be sitting at about 48%, 49% depending. the problem is he's not. he's losing hispanics by historic margins. >> 50 points. >> near 50 points. if that's the case, then i don't see how, you know, we talk about flo
white men for mitt romney. he's got to widen again that gender gap, the female gap, and he's got to turn out -- >> right now, our poll shows that romney's winning the macro argument. he's winning the macro economic argument, he's winning on those things. the president is in this game and if he wins re-election it's because he's winning the microarguments, who's better, who's going to better look out for you if it's hispanics, on women's issues, on targeted issues, and he's putting...
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he won't have a speech like mitt romney's. i think it's amazing that after the republican convention, everybody's talking about clint eastwood. >> you don't think you've lost at opportunity? they were geared up for this. >> what matters is the speech and the content for the next four years. this plates will be fill , fill. i have never been to a convention bill clinton, as well as john kerry's where the fire marshall didn't close it down before it was full. our party's more excited about our nominee, more excited about the battle, and the country's choice ahead of it. >> rahm emanuel, thank you very much. >> you got it. >> many coming up, what political story will make headlines in the next 24 next on a.m. a.m. live from the democratic national convention npg charlotte. questions? anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yeah. one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. approved! [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life.
he won't have a speech like mitt romney's. i think it's amazing that after the republican convention, everybody's talking about clint eastwood. >> you don't think you've lost at opportunity? they were geared up for this. >> what matters is the speech and the content for the next four years. this plates will be fill , fill. i have never been to a convention bill clinton, as well as john kerry's where the fire marshall didn't close it down before it was full. our party's more excited...
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it said mitt romney wins. undecided voters will say, maybe this is the guy, i don't love him, but i like him enough, and honestly, that feeling is not a great slogan, you do not run on i don't love him but i like him enough. it may be the way he winds up being the nominee. >> we will see you later. thank you. >> thank you. >> and what many see as a war on women's rights, conservative radio host went after georgia town university law student sandra fluke after she testified to democratic congress members about access to contraception. >> i will buy all of the women at georgia town university as much aspirin to put between their knees as they want? >> and it got worse from there. limbaugh today attacked her with language that we will not repeat on the air. we do not want to further embarrass or hurt this unintended victim, sandra fluke is a georgia town university law student, and joins me now. >> i have to say, you have shown grace through all of this. you have -- >> thank you very much. >> you wanted to testif
it said mitt romney wins. undecided voters will say, maybe this is the guy, i don't love him, but i like him enough, and honestly, that feeling is not a great slogan, you do not run on i don't love him but i like him enough. it may be the way he winds up being the nominee. >> we will see you later. thank you. >> thank you. >> and what many see as a war on women's rights, conservative radio host went after georgia town university law student sandra fluke after she testified to...
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not mitt romney. we're talking about john kerry, who has been tapped by the obama team to play romney as the president's sparring partner in preparing for their three scheduled debates. joining me now is politico's dave kattanese. thank you for being with us. he is now taking the role that portman has taken for many republicans as well in sparring partner. how important is that role in preparing for debates? >> well, i think this position is perfectly tailored for john kerry. he knows mitt romney's record, he was a surrogate for ted kennedy in the old senate race where romney faced the deceased senator. he's been through this himself in the 2004 presidential campaign and widely was thought to have won the debates against president bush, although he ultimately lost the election. even going back to his senate days, he held lincoln/douglas style debates so this is a perfect fit for the obama campaign to have kerry perform this task. >> rob portman of course, on the other hand, has played barack obama. he
not mitt romney. we're talking about john kerry, who has been tapped by the obama team to play romney as the president's sparring partner in preparing for their three scheduled debates. joining me now is politico's dave kattanese. thank you for being with us. he is now taking the role that portman has taken for many republicans as well in sparring partner. how important is that role in preparing for debates? >> well, i think this position is perfectly tailored for john kerry. he knows...
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and ann romney on jet skis. that's what they do. >> that's what they do. >> that's how they vacation. i don't really think it's analogous -- there's the president in martha's vineyard. >> i was with him, yes. >> john kerry, that picture is the picture which of course -- >> i think there's a much simpler explanation for the president's walk down memory lane, to try to associate himself with the common touch with american voters who feel uncommonly uncomfortable in this economy. the economy is slow. the trajectory is upward but only nominally so. the president has got to find a way if not to talk to them in an optimistic way about the future, because he's tried for the last two summers to be optimistic, net-net about the direction of the economy, and it hasn't panned out. he really can't try that a third time. he knows that. the campaign knows that. so a common touch or sense of common understanding of american issues and anxieties is about the best he can offer them right now, and a striking contrast with what he
and ann romney on jet skis. that's what they do. >> that's what they do. >> that's how they vacation. i don't really think it's analogous -- there's the president in martha's vineyard. >> i was with him, yes. >> john kerry, that picture is the picture which of course -- >> i think there's a much simpler explanation for the president's walk down memory lane, to try to associate himself with the common touch with american voters who feel uncommonly uncomfortable in...
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of course, the romney statement, the mitt romney statement, takes the opposite turn. president obama has failed to provide any leadership on immigration. i believe that each state has the duty and the right to secure our borders and preserve the rule of law, particularly when the federal government has failed to meet its responsibilities. so you've got the combatants for the campaign taking obviously opposite positions here in contrast. >> you know, look, i think broadly, i think we have to look at this broadly because that's where these things are fought, it's going to be fought among people who are paying i think relatively little attention to the day in, day out ups and downs of this campaign and i think if you look at it broadly, talking about immigration is not a good thing for mitt romney. this is an issue on which the base of the party and the hispanic community that the party badly needs to find a way to court are at direct odds. it's why you saw mitt romney essentially say look, president obama has failed on immigration, his campaign said he won't be doing an
of course, the romney statement, the mitt romney statement, takes the opposite turn. president obama has failed to provide any leadership on immigration. i believe that each state has the duty and the right to secure our borders and preserve the rule of law, particularly when the federal government has failed to meet its responsibilities. so you've got the combatants for the campaign taking obviously opposite positions here in contrast. >> you know, look, i think broadly, i think we have...
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plus, former president bill clinton taking on governor romney after romney used clinton's name in an attack on president obama. >> he said they ought to give him a promotion. he told the truth. >> we'll have more on what clinton had to say and the defense rests in the edwards trial without edwards, his daughter cate or his mistress rielle hunter taking the stand froo. >> from the controversy over contraception to the cover of "time" magazine, women are at the center of the political controversy today. the archbishop of washington, d.c. to prevent georgetown university from having hhs secretary kathleen sebelius as the school's commencement speaker because of her role in implementing the president's health komplg for contraception. joining me is gail lemon. first of all, this whole controversy over a au commencement speaker. the president of georgetown is standing birm. he also issued a very strong support of sandra fluke when that controversy emerged that kathleen sebelius should be the commencement speaker. again, engaging on this whole question of contraception and what will women
plus, former president bill clinton taking on governor romney after romney used clinton's name in an attack on president obama. >> he said they ought to give him a promotion. he told the truth. >> we'll have more on what clinton had to say and the defense rests in the edwards trial without edwards, his daughter cate or his mistress rielle hunter taking the stand froo. >> from the controversy over contraception to the cover of "time" magazine, women are at the center...
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it's going to be mitt romney. again, he's got the right message and he's shown support all across the country, whether it's in virginia or ohio, as we saw on super tuesday. certainly, you know, in his own home state of massachusetts, to get over 70% of the vote is a strong indication of his support back home by folks who know him best. so i do think it's time for us to begin to coalesce, and to focus on the fall, and frankly, to focus on the distinctions between president obama and the republicans. but on the other hand, with the super pacs as you indicated earlier, i imagine that both newt gingrich and rick santorum will continue for a while. that's just the way it is these days. they have the funding to do it, and i'm not sure there's an incentive for them to get out. >> and, finally, just briefly, before i elet you go, i know you're one of the key foreign policy armed services members in the senate. the ayatollah khomeini has responded to the president saying that there is a window of diplomacy on iran. this is
it's going to be mitt romney. again, he's got the right message and he's shown support all across the country, whether it's in virginia or ohio, as we saw on super tuesday. certainly, you know, in his own home state of massachusetts, to get over 70% of the vote is a strong indication of his support back home by folks who know him best. so i do think it's time for us to begin to coalesce, and to focus on the fall, and frankly, to focus on the distinctions between president obama and the...
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governor romney pushed back. it's a little hard when you're surrounded by supporters, one of your supporter, somebody who's for you wants wrote s you to wi pushed back. that's the kind of language we don't want in the campaign. i want to add something to the vp discussion we had a minute ago. you have to tell the choice what his or her job is going to be in the campaign. i think of this, because back in 1996, bob dole was very frustra frustrated. by the end of the campaign with my dear friend the late jack kemp. they wanted him to be the attack dog against bill clinton. they asked me to go to jack to get him to attack. >> he's too good a guy. >> if that's the job you want, make sure you make it clear to the potential running mate what his or her job is going to be in the campaign so you aren't frustrated if they don't want to do it or can't do it well. >> good points. bob shrum, jim webber, both been there, done that. stay tuned. >>> meanwhile, we're watching president obama's event in jacksonville, florida. stay
governor romney pushed back. it's a little hard when you're surrounded by supporters, one of your supporter, somebody who's for you wants wrote s you to wi pushed back. that's the kind of language we don't want in the campaign. i want to add something to the vp discussion we had a minute ago. you have to tell the choice what his or her job is going to be in the campaign. i think of this, because back in 1996, bob dole was very frustra frustrated. by the end of the campaign with my dear friend...
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romney, 47. so, we've had a lot happen over the last year and basically the horse race between the two candidates that are going to face off on november 6th just hasn't changed. you know, i think you've got 45% to 46% with their guy, no matter what, andrea and you've gotten chuck and i, and you can debate this, between 7 and 13% of people who actually may change their mind, those people are going to be the ones that however much you think the selecti election's going to cost, billions, are targeted on. it's a remarkably small number of people for a vast amount of money. >> and it's people who clearly are the campaign is trying to reach with the message about defining mitt romney as the bain capital exploiter, let's say, of working class people, that's the message that has been effective, they believe, in key states across the rust belt and then corey booker coming out, he tried to explain himself going on the attack against the republicans for he said taking them out of context. bottom line is he
romney, 47. so, we've had a lot happen over the last year and basically the horse race between the two candidates that are going to face off on november 6th just hasn't changed. you know, i think you've got 45% to 46% with their guy, no matter what, andrea and you've gotten chuck and i, and you can debate this, between 7 and 13% of people who actually may change their mind, those people are going to be the ones that however much you think the selecti election's going to cost, billions, are...
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on the road with the romney campaign in virginia. stay with us. [ male announcer ] attention medicare beneficiaries. open enrollment is here. the time to choose your medicare coverage begins october 15th and ends december 7th. so call to enroll in a plan that could give you the benefits and stability you're looking for, an aarp medicarecomplete plan insured through unitedhealthcare. what makes it complete? it can combines medicare parts a and b, which is your hospital and doctor coverage with part d prescription drug coverage, and more, all in one simple plan starting at a zero dollar monthly premium -- no more than what you already pay for medicare part b. an aarp medicarecomplete plan offers you benefits like an annual physical, preventive screenings and immunizations for a $0 copay. you'll also have the flexibility to change doctors from a network of providers dedicated to helping you stay healthy. there's more. when you enroll in an aarp medicarecomplete plan insured through unitedhealthcare, your benefits could also include visi
on the road with the romney campaign in virginia. stay with us. [ male announcer ] attention medicare beneficiaries. open enrollment is here. the time to choose your medicare coverage begins october 15th and ends december 7th. so call to enroll in a plan that could give you the benefits and stability you're looking for, an aarp medicarecomplete plan insured through unitedhealthcare. what makes it complete? it can combines medicare parts a and b, which is your hospital and doctor coverage with...